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Arcanas

Conrad barely scraped through high school, his grades too low for college and his future seemingly set in stone. With not much to lose, he turned to what he knew best, pickpocketing, a skill he’d honed since childhood. But a routine heist gone catastrophically wrong, dragged him into the hidden world of assassins and mystical cards. Marked by the enigmatic Arcane Master, The Devil, Conrad is blackmailed into becoming a pawn in a larger, blood-soaked game. As secrets unfold and his own power grows, Conrad must decide: follow the cards, or break the hand fate dealt him. [Volume 1 Devil Child: Complete] [Volume 2 Blood and Bonds: Current]

Headless_Ten · Urban
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89 Chs

Imposter

"…More importantly, this man here is not dead"

Meliora said as she traced her fingers around Jareth's neck, searching for his pulse.

Once she was satisfied, she straightened herself then took a couple of steps away from him and got closer to Conrad.

"He suffered some minor injuries but it's nothing major. Not enough to kill him that is"

As she continued, Connie took a look at the guy. His body was sprawled on the floor. His torso was crisscrossed by deep cuts, the shirt he wore was shredded, its fabric clung onto him in blood-soaked patches. One arm was twisted in an unnatural angle and his face was swollen with cuts and bruises.

Despite his critical state, Jareth was somehow still alive.

_How is this guy still alive? And did she call these minor injuries? Are we looking at the same guy here?_